Politics Feb 17 Watch News Wrap: After Standoff, Congress OKs Payroll Tax Cut Extension In other news Friday, Congress voted to extend a payroll tax cut for 160 million Americans two weeks before the cuts were due to expire. Also, a 29-year-old Moroccan man was arrested after allegedly planning to detonate a suicide bomb…
World Jan 04 Watch Hurt in Libya’s Revolution, Some Rebels Being Treated in Boston Area A group of 22 Libyan men who were wounded while fighting against the Gaddafi regime in last year's war have been recovering here in the U.S., at a hospital on Boston's North Shore. Jared Bowen of WGBH-TV Boston reports.
Politics Oct 21 Watch Shields, Brooks on Iraq Withdrawal, Gadhafi’s Demise, Feisty GOP Debate Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news, including the killing of Moammar Gadhafi, President Obama's announcement of U.S. troops withdrawing from Iraq by the end of the year, plus the…
World Oct 20 Watch How Will History Judge U.S., Coalition Intervention in Libya? President Obama said Moammar Gadhafi's death "marks the end of a long and painful chapter." Margret Warner explores how history may view President Obama and the United States for intervening in Libya with Richard Haass of the Council on Foreign…
Oct 20 Watch After Gadhafi’s Death, World Leaders Focus on Libya’s Road Ahead Moammar Gadhafi's body was paraded through the streets of Misrata late Thursday, as world leaders reacted to the longtime ruler's death. Margret Warner reports. Continue watching
Oct 20 Watch 5:06 Looking Back at Gadhafi’s Brutal, Sometimes Bizarre 42-Year Reign Moammar Gadhafi, killed by rebel forces on Thursday, had been hunted by rebels since the Arab Spring began in Libya in February. Gwen Ifill reports on how the dictator came to power, his 42-year rule and his mostly contentious relationship… Continue watching
Oct 20 Watch ‘However Joyous,’ New Libya Faces Rivalries, Problems to Come The mood in Tripoli Thursday night was joyful with people honking horns and shooting off celebratory gunfire after the death of Moammar Gadhafi and the fall of the loyalist stronghold of Sirte, according to Independent Television News' Lindsey Hilsum. Jeffrey… Continue watching
Oct 20 A Visual Look Back at the Libyan Revolution By Mike Fritz Thursday's death of ousted Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi concluded a bloody nine-month uprising and set off wild celebrations across the North African nation. Here are a few of the best images in photo journalism to emerge from Libya's revolution. Continue reading
Oct 20 Gadhafi: Legacy of a 42-Year Dictator By Larisa Epatko After a months-long rebellion and incessant pursuit, Libya's leader of 42 years, Moammar Gadhafi, was killed in his hometown of Sirte on Thursday. Gadhafi, known for his outlandish habits, was able to catapult the country out of diplomatic isolation, but… Continue reading